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Meaning of "subtilize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUBTILIZE

subtilize  [ˈsʌtɪˌlaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUBTILIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Subtilize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb subtilize in English.

WHAT DOES SUBTILIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of subtilize in the English dictionary

The first definition of subtilize in the dictionary is to bring to a purer state; refine. Other definition of subtilize is to debate subtly. Subtilize is also to make keener.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SUBTILIZE

PRESENT

Present
I subtilize
you subtilize
he/she/it subtilizes
we subtilize
you subtilize
they subtilize
Present continuous
I am subtilizing
you are subtilizing
he/she/it is subtilizing
we are subtilizing
you are subtilizing
they are subtilizing
Present perfect
I have subtilized
you have subtilized
he/she/it has subtilized
we have subtilized
you have subtilized
they have subtilized
Present perfect continuous
I have been subtilizing
you have been subtilizing
he/she/it has been subtilizing
we have been subtilizing
you have been subtilizing
they have been subtilizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I subtilized
you subtilized
he/she/it subtilized
we subtilized
you subtilized
they subtilized
Past continuous
I was subtilizing
you were subtilizing
he/she/it was subtilizing
we were subtilizing
you were subtilizing
they were subtilizing
Past perfect
I had subtilized
you had subtilized
he/she/it had subtilized
we had subtilized
you had subtilized
they had subtilized
Past perfect continuous
I had been subtilizing
you had been subtilizing
he/she/it had been subtilizing
we had been subtilizing
you had been subtilizing
they had been subtilizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will subtilize
you will subtilize
he/she/it will subtilize
we will subtilize
you will subtilize
they will subtilize
Future continuous
I will be subtilizing
you will be subtilizing
he/she/it will be subtilizing
we will be subtilizing
you will be subtilizing
they will be subtilizing
Future perfect
I will have subtilized
you will have subtilized
he/she/it will have subtilized
we will have subtilized
you will have subtilized
they will have subtilized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been subtilizing
you will have been subtilizing
he/she/it will have been subtilizing
we will have been subtilizing
you will have been subtilizing
they will have been subtilizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would subtilize
you would subtilize
he/she/it would subtilize
we would subtilize
you would subtilize
they would subtilize
Conditional continuous
I would be subtilizing
you would be subtilizing
he/she/it would be subtilizing
we would be subtilizing
you would be subtilizing
they would be subtilizing
Conditional perfect
I would have subtilize
you would have subtilize
he/she/it would have subtilize
we would have subtilize
you would have subtilize
they would have subtilize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been subtilizing
you would have been subtilizing
he/she/it would have been subtilizing
we would have been subtilizing
you would have been subtilizing
they would have been subtilizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you subtilize
we let´s subtilize
you subtilize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to subtilize
Past participle
subtilized
Present Participle
subtilizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUBTILIZE


destabilize
diːˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪz
fertilize
ˈfɜːtɪˌlaɪz
immobilize
ɪˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz
infantilise
ɪnˈfæntɪˌlaɪz
infantilize
ɪnˈfæntɪˌlaɪz
mobilize
ˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz
overfertilise
ˌəʊvəˈfɜːtɪˌlaɪz
overfertilize
ˌəʊvəˈfɜːtɪˌlaɪz
overutilise
ˌəʊvəˈjuːtɪˌlaɪz
overutilize
ˌəʊvəˈjuːtɪˌlaɪz
reutilize
ˌriːˈjuːtɪˌlaɪz
solubilize
ˈsɒljʊbɪˌlaɪz
stabilize
ˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪz
sterilise
ˈsterɪˌlaɪz
sterilize
ˈstɛrɪˌlaɪz
subtilise
ˈsʌtɪˌlaɪz
underutilise
ˌʌndəˈjuːtɪˌlaɪz
utilize
ˈjuːtɪˌlaɪz
volatilise
vɒˈlætɪˌlaɪz
volatilize
vɒˈlætɪˌlaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUBTILIZE

subtidal
subtile
subtilely
subtileness
subtilin
subtilisation
subtilise
subtilisin
subtility
subtilization
subtilty
subtitle
subtitled
subtitles
subtitling
subtitular
subtle
subtleness
subtleties
subtlety

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUBTILIZE

Belize
civilize
cross-fertilize
decivilize
demobilize
fossilize
insolubilize
lyophilize
personalize
realize
remobilize
respectabilize
restabilize
similize
socialize
specialize
syphilize
underutilize
virilize
visualize

Synonyms and antonyms of subtilize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «subtilize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUBTILIZE

Find out the translation of subtilize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of subtilize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «subtilize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

subtilize
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

subtilize
570 millions of speakers

English

subtilize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

subtilize
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

subtilize
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мудрить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

subtilize
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিগূঢ় করা বা হওয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

subtiliser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Subtilize
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

subtilize
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

subtilize
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

subtilize
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Subtilize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trở nên tinh vi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

subtilize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपनियम करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

seyreltmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

subtilize
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

subtilize
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мудрувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subtilize
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

subtilize
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

substiliseren
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

subtilize
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

subtilize
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of subtilize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBTILIZE»

The term «subtilize» is used very little and occupies the 186.335 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBTILIZE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about subtilize

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBTILIZE»

Discover the use of subtilize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to subtilize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Synonym Finder
1. purify, rarefy, subtilize; clarify, clear; wash, lave, Chem. edulcorate, cleanse, depurate; strain, sift, filter, Chem. rectify, elutriate; purge, Med. absterge, expurgate, winnow. 2. cultivate, polish, humanize, civilize, subtilize, spiritualize; elevate, ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
2
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
SUBTiUTY. See Subtilty. * SUBTIL1ZATION. n. s [from subtilize.] 1. Subtilization is making any thing so voiatile as to rife readily in steam or vapour, <*N«Vry — No subtilizat on, division of parts, or refining, can alter these resistances. Ckeyne. s.
‎1816
3
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of Knowledge
X. Subsidization is making any thing so volatile as to rise readily in steam or vapour. Quinsy. — No tubtilization, division of parts, nr refining, can alter these resistances. G/xyne. 2. Refinement ; superfluous acuteness. (1.) mTo SUBTILIZE, v. a. f ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1806
4
New English and Italian Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary
attenuating; cavils Soltigliare, va. 1. to subtilize, refine; toil* uate, make fine; to sharpen , point to become attenuated, thin, emaciav. tenuated ; to subtilize , to be over detail; to refine, cavil Sottigliativo, -a, adj. attenuating, matins t£ Sotligliato, -a , ...
John Millhouse, Ferdinando Bracciforti, 1869
5
Critical Synoptics: Menippean Satire and the Analysis of ...
Not at all. — Why then do you try to "enlarge" your mind? Subtilize it. (MD 331) Melville's appeal is to empiricism and epistemological common sense. But while Melville might urge his readers to "subtilize" their minds, the practice he engages  ...
Carter Kaplan, 2000
6
A New Dictionary of the Italian and English Languages Based ...
—]a lingua, to sharpen one's tongue ,- 3. to subtilize, use subtleties, refine, cavil ,- v. n. to become thin, emaciated; adj. -ntc. Sottigliotivo, adj. that has the power ofsharpening. Sottigliézza, s. f. l. subtilty; 2. sharpness, thinness. — d'aria ...
‎1868
7
The Globe dictionary of the English language
SUBSECTION. SUBTILIZE. by an individual ; also, the suni or amount contributed by all ; also, the paper on which the names of the subscribers and the sums subscribed are entered. Subsection, (auh-sek'shun) n. Division or part of a section ...
English language, 1873
8
Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
n. s. [from subtilize.] 1. Subtilization is making any thing so volatile as to rife readily in steam or vapour. Quincy. — No subtilization, division of parts, or retining^can alter these resistances. Cbeyne. a. Refinement ; superfluous acutenese. (l.) ...
‎1816
9
The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...
n.s. [from subtilize.'] 1. Subtilization is making any thing so volatile as to rife readily in steam or vapour. Qjtincj. — No subtilization, division of parts, or refining , can alter these reli stances. Cbeyne. a. Refinement ; superfluous aenteness. (1.)  ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807
10
Tolerable Entertainment: Herman Melville and Professionalism ...
Subtilize it. (74:280) Like the challenge to members of his audience to interpret the whale's face themselves, Ishmael's analysis questions his readers' relationship to knowledge. Putting "enlarge" into quotation marks, Ishmael cites its ...
John Evelev, 2006

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